Places joparkman Wants to Go

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

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

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

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

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

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.