Places Whit Wants to Go

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

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

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

The world's largest rotating world.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.