Places TheMarmoset Wants to Go

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.