Places longitudelexitude Wants to Go

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!