New York, New York
Rivers Cosmogram
A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Oyster Bay, New York
The Hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay
Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.
Washington, D.C.
Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Spillville, Iowa
Bily Clocks Museum
Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.
Los Angeles, California
Beyond Baroque
Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.
Midland, Texas
The Petroleum Museum
The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia's Seven Society
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Buffalo, New York
The Relic Collection at St. John Gualbert's Church
This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.
Pensacola, Florida
San Pablo Shipwreck
Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.
Los Angeles, California
Lady Liberty Building
A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion
This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.
Rochester, New York
Hutchison Hall Specimen Collection
Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.
Peru, Indiana
Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa
A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.
Hill AFB, Utah
SR-71C Blackbird
The last SR-71 ever constructed.
Fallbrook, California
Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery
Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.
Grafton, West Virginia
Tygart Lake
A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.
Prattsville, New York
Pratt Rock - New York's Mount Rushmore
Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.
Eglon, West Virginia
Our Lady of the Pines
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Palm Beach, Florida
Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea
The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.
Austin, Texas
Mount Bonnell
Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.
Boyne City, Michigan
Sunset Park Ice Pole
Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
Rochester, New York
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
Kensington, Maryland
Washington, D.C. Temple
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
San Francisco, California
William Westerfeld House
This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.
