Places lawrenceschmitz Wants to Go

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

The largest park in Lviv is surrounded by a network of disused rail tracks.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

The first modernist church in Europe.

A lone bronze figure stands in memory of historic a 19th century land grab.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.