Places samfsm Wants to Go

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

Once the site of seances, this restaurant is said to be haunted by several ghosts.

The poet Walt Whitman was a frequent visitor to this spot, the highest on Long Island.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Once the center of food production for this small town.