Places Thomas Harper Wants to Go

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

A local prank turned town icon.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.