Places pjjolly1 Wants to Go

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

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

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.