Places somerocs Wants to Go

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

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

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

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

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

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

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

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

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

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

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.