Places saramadsen Wants to Go

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.