Places lmj Wants to Go

A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.

Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?

This statue in Civitavecchia recreates a famous photograph from the end of World War II in massive scale.

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.