Places rkurchak Wants to Go

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

An original apothecary from 1792.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

What is the Thing?

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.