Places graceafiles Wants to Go

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

More than 20,000 butterflies can be seen at this spectacular park and research center.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

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.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.