Places leahsimon Wants to Go

This sign marks the start and end of Matt Green's nearly 10,000-mile quest to walk every block of every street in New York City.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

Collection of scores of race cars from the 1900s to recent lovingly maintained and displayed.

This relief sculpture depicts America’s most famous coffee break.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.