Places peregrine79 Wants to Go

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.