Places brandybatz Wants to Go

A live oak beside a Florida bike trail has become a shimmering, musical memorial.

The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!

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

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.