Places anethompson Wants to Go

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

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.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

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

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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

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

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

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

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

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

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.