Places zalen Wants to Go

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The remains of an old sawmill, gristmill and the surrounding industry dating back to the 18th century.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

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

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A science teacher's dream.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."