Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.