Places metexanvt Wants to Go

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

These murals from the 1920s beautifully depict America’s industrial age.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.