Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

An original apothecary from 1792.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

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