Places shemmer926 Wants to Go

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.