Places jiffinerwright Wants to Go

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

In this Brazilian city, a vertical graveyard rules the skyline.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.