Places miriamrigg Wants to Go

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

A breathtaking mountain peak offering panoramic Himalayan views after a scenic forest hike through pine-covered trails and flower-filled meadows.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

A dramatic landscape of ancient lava, carved into hexagonal columns by nature itself.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

A Grand Dame of the vaudeville circuit restored to its former glory.

This small cemetery contains the graves of prisoners of war who were interred at Fort McClellan during World War II.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.