Places rustbeltjessie Wants to Go

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.