Places mfoster42 Wants to Go

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.