Places Kevin OKeeffe Wants to Go

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

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

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.