Places lesliebergmann Wants to Go

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

This 30,000 square-foot museum is home to an extensive collection of art and artifacts that reflect the history of southwest Ohio.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Where Nor'easters go to die.