Places bettamurray Wants to Go

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

An underwater city for the dead.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A different kind of swan princess.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.