Places lizsullivan Wants to Go

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

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

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit.