Places petracca5 Wants to Go

A science teacher's dream.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.