Places Ben Wants to Go

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

A different kind of swan princess.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

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

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