Places robbuffum Wants to Go

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

Sip colonial-era cocktails at this monthly recreation of a 1740 watering hole.

This controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The mistake that launched the commercial broiler chicken industry is immortalized in the town where it took place.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

The first marker along the famous boundary.

One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

The smallest and oldest covered bridge in Delaware.