Places LiliCurtis Wants to Go

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

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

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.