Places nikisb Wants to Go

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

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

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.