Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits as a beacon in the Columbia River Gorge and is also said to be haunted.

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.