Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Locals say the water level in this 1,200-year-old tank never goes down.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.