Places KristenM1983 Wants to Go

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.