Places amtneer Wants to Go

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

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

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

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

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

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.