Places Sasspants Wants to Go

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

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

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

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

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.

A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Hungarian self-built castle.

The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).