Places MarcieGainer Wants to Go

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

An eerie, protected forest of old-growth oak trees, many of which are now dead.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.