Places primordialpouch32 Wants to Go

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

This Peruvian-Chinese institution has perfected the art of rotisserie chicken—alongside plantains and lo mein.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.