Places rubysage Wants to Go

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.