Places jadelynn Wants to Go

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

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

The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.

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

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.