Places jjc0307 Wants to Go

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

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

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

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

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

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

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.