Places vanessalpalumbo Wants to Go

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

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

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.