Places rkurchak Wants to Go

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

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