Places oician Wants to Go

Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

An underwater city for the dead.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

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

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

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

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.