Places mary3moriarty Wants to Go

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.