Places kkthemook Wants to Go

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

America's first public mental health facility.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.