Places phildzielski Wants to Go

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

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

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.