Places ksk Wants to Go

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.