Places chrissyml Wants to Go

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

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

This school was designed to support the rebuilding of African American schools around Delaware.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.