Los Angeles, California
The Last Bookstore
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
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Los Angeles, California
Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Huntersville, North Carolina
Carolina Raptor Center
From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.
Boone, North Carolina
Junaluska
One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.
Tryon, North Carolina
Nina Simone's Childhood Home
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Love Trees of St. Augustine
Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.
Charlotte, North Carolina
McGill Rose Garden
This scented city oasis was a labor of love.
Permanently Closed
Lexington, Virginia
The Coffee Pot
The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Musical Parking Garage
This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.
Charleston, South Carolina
Old Slave Mart
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Permanently Closed
South Bay, Florida
Gatorland
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
Corolla, North Carolina
Corolla Wild Horses
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Asheville, North Carolina
Helen's Bridge
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Ponce de León Hotel
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Salvador Dalí Museum
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafayette Cemetery
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
