Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Chipley, Florida
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Monticello, Florida
The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
New Bern, North Carolina
The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.
Beaufort, North Carolina
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Blountstown, Florida
Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.
Vernon, Florida
Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.
Bristol, Florida
A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.