Places nomadandwitch Wants to Go

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

An underwater city for the dead.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

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

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.