Places thenavigatrix Wants to Go

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

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

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

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

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

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

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

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

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.