Places rachelrcc Wants to Go

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

A mural in rural Georgia welcomes visitors to a fictional Missouri town.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

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.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

This down-home diner has been serving up comfort foods for over 100 years.