Places starryeyes42 Wants to Go

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

A glacial erratic in the shape of a foot rests in the woods of a restored oak savanna prairie.

The final resting place of the father of American beekeeping.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

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

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

Dozens of tiny doors dot Newport's Mansion Hill neighborhood.

View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.

Home to a monument dedicated to the American Rock duo along with a collection of music memorabilia.

He’s not from around here.

A shop for all your magical needs and notions.