Places kristykountz Wants to Go

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

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

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

What better place to take a seat?