Places OGCharisma Wants to Go

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

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

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.