Places SailorAlphaC Wants to Go

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

In the palace with a thousand doors, not all of them are guaranteed to lead you somewhere new.

A piece of public art commemorating the world's first Black professional footballer.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

The former home of Dr. E.B. Henderson, also known as the "Father of Black Basketball."

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.