Places samanthahale Wants to Go

The composer did some of his finest work in this country home, including "The Nutcracker."

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.