Places marksuz Wants to Go

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

Albert Einstein would often sit in this chair during visits to the observatory to discuss science with Willem de Sitter.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.

His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.