Places zdragon007 Wants to Go

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

The statue mysteriously lost its head and left hand.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.