Places heatherkallen Wants to Go

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

A Gilded Age hotel turned eclectic museum of Tiffany glass and curiosities

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

A bronze tribute to the everyday activists of St. Augustine's civil rights struggle

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

This park commemorates the birthplace and legacy of the brothers who authored a song that has come to be known as the Black National Anthem.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

The last standing silent film studio in Jacksonville is the last remnant of the city's once-thriving movie industry.

Among the strip malls and stoplights stands a giant, orange T. rex made of concrete with glowing red eyes.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.