Places bbarbarappilco Wants to Go

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

The first American axe throwing club.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”