Places matthewmetcalfe Wants to Go

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.