Places William Davis Wants to Go

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

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

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

The "Seinfeld" diner.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.