Places themisanthrope Wants to Go

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.