Places vhunter Wants to Go

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Once built to revive one of the world's most legendary car brands, this futuristic factory in Italy now stands abandoned as a striking monument to Bugatti's short-lived 1990s comeback.

It's a fantastical local history museum with real stories -- including the first, and longest operating, traffic signal.

Hidden within the mountains of Vinh Son, this geological marvel features a roaring waterfall cascading over a massive, million-year-old basalt cliff shaped like a giant upside-down stone honeycomb.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

The tunnels in the ruins of this failed British World War II defensive line bear the names of famous London streets.

A goofy attempt to generate business for a repair shop turned into one of Ottawa's favorite tourist attractions.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

A tree so massive it claims half the road, standing at the intersection of history and folklore.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A collection of railroad cars filled with skeletons, model planets and curiosities collected over decades.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.