Places Thomas Harper Wants to Go

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

The great Danube river starts here.