Places lilpuddanesca Wants to Go

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Explore these Victorian-era tunnels under a bustling train station.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Africa's fourth longest river originates from a burbling spring in a secluded stretch of woods.

This stunning waterfall is the backdrop to a site that has seen continuous human habitation for 250,000 years.

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

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

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.