Places zoeallard Wants to Go

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

On Hurricane Island, a former ghost town has been transformed into a forward-thinking research center.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.