Places nyjzane Wants to Go

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

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

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

The engineering feat of the Panama Canal was possible in small part thanks to materials developed in this humble Red Hook foundry.

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories