Places Tometheus Wants to Go

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

A blufftop prairie and limestone cliff with 30-mile views across two great rivers and prime bald eagle territory.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.