Places pattyannish Wants to Go

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

The hermit's humble home is hidden near the forested peak of Monte Marrone.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

What better place to take a seat?

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Discover the taste of mold.