Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

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

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.