Places lesliebergmann Wants to Go

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

There are many ways to enjoy this old-growth forest and its views.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

This monument, 60 feet tall and 30 feet wide, is an exact replica of one in Ponta Delgada, Azores.

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

Eastern Canada's ocean playground.

This memorial to a horrific ship collision sits over a mass grave holding dozens of the victims.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

This public art pays homage to the baseball legend and civil rights icon and his time in Montreal.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.