Places Senatorforlife Wants to Go

A rebuilt Roman city that was once the largest Roman settlement in the region.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

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

Twelve unique carved plaques across Humboldt tell a story of the ingenuity and bravery of ordinary citizens during the city's burning.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.