Places adamU Wants to Go

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

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

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A man's home is his castle.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.