Places WanderTheRoad Wants to Go

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.