Places rigby87 Wants to Go

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.