Places artstuffbylori Wants to Go

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

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

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

The smallest walk-in museum in the United States, this miniature museum preserves and displays a range of historic manuscripts.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

This short-lived tea and silk farm is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America.