Places summisummi99 Wants to Go

Original factory of John G. Borden who started what we know today known as Borden Dairy.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.