Places hollylyny Wants to Go

Witness these plains giants that nearly became extinct in the late 1800s.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

Descend into a subterranean labyrinth of geologic wonder and local lore.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Bronze frogs link the town’s hidden waterways with the people who shaped it.

Slated for demolition in 1962, the historic Pomeroy-Academia Covered Bridge was saved by conservationists.

This vintage shopping center has more than 225 vendors selling everything from sports memorabilia to century-old furniture.

Hikers, bikers and nature lovers appreciate this gateway to nature.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

A movie theater, film museum, and cat sanctuary all in one.

One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.