Places zkinkade1 Wants to Go

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."