Places komodokyle Wants to Go

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

At the turn of the century, a chair like rock sat at the top of the falls and hosted the winner of a local beauty contest.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

The lynching and burial site of America's first train robbers.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.