Places LexiRaine Wants to Go

Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This century-plus-old baseball park has hosted some of baseball's royalty and stands as the oldest sports complex in Jacksonville.

This collection features more than 240 antiquarian maps from around the world, in addition to historical views and plates focusing on North Florida.

Established in 1890, this Jacksonville institution is the longest running music venue in the state of Florida.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

The last standing silent film studio in Jacksonville is the last remnant of the city's once-thriving movie industry.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

A spirited shopping experience.

An unexpected canine grave atop a mountain.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

Like Mars, but much closer.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.