Places roryhmcleod Wants to Go

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

This unique creation was made by the largest manufacturer of Christmas bulbs in 1946 to honor those returning from World War II.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This massive vault of comedic history is no joke.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.