Places leigh207 Wants to Go

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.