Places Crystal Hunkin Wants to Go

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

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

A mural in rural Georgia welcomes visitors to a fictional Missouri town.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

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

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

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

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

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.