Places The Ian Lewis Wants to Go

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.