Places lmlarson73 Wants to Go

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

This college campus garden is home to generations of award winning flowers.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.