Places wendy1050 Wants to Go

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

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

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.