Places sadbread99 Wants to Go

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.