Places ominouswoman Wants to Go

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

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

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

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.