Places artstuffbylori Wants to Go

Millions of pieces of Venetian glass showcase the life of Christ.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

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

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.