Places wonderingdove86 Wants to Go

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A local prank turned town icon.

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.