Places writerchick2 Wants to Go

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

The final resting place of the Hollywood star who came to a tragic end.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.