Places Danderand Wants to Go

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

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.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

This small museum is dedicated to the history of Havana and Florida's once-booming tobacco industry.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.