Places sburke4444 Wants to Go

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.