Places sashatravelpants Wants to Go

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

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

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

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

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.