Places chrissyml Wants to Go

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A white oak with property rights.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

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

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.