Places meredithp Wants to Go

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.