Places Ron Buening Wants to Go

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

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

Catch beautiful views at the graffitied observation deck on this mountain top.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

This hillside mushroom farm shares land with a Buddhist monastery.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

More than 20,000 butterflies can be seen at this spectacular park and research center.

The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.

A joyful oddity that takes the art of clowning very seriously.

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!

A historical landmark that has been a central hub of entertainment since 1928.

Decades of pinball and arcade classics line this South Florida outpost of a popular Northeast arcade.

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

Restored historic buildings, machinery, and a Mediterranean garden tell the story of a vibrant multicultural neighborhood in the heart of Tampa.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.