Places mary3moriarty Wants to Go

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Would you like a sleeper hold with that?

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

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

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.