Places nraeanderson Wants to Go

This restored log building was one of the first toll booths for travelers along the Northern Turnpike.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

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

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States. Currently undergoing renovations, it is set to reopen in late 2025.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.