Places bethb999 Wants to Go

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

Oldest and rarest examples of telecommunication in the world.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.