Places shanemwoods Wants to Go

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.