Places lizzyrbits Wants to Go

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.