Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

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

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."