Places lhfixer Wants to Go

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.