Places leahsimon Wants to Go

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.

In a New Jersey cemetery, the final resting place of two brothers who fell victim to a deadly mushroom.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.

A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.