Places ssolsen12 Wants to Go

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

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

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

At this rural museum, visitors can experience "Boomtown U.S.A.," a lifelike re-creation of an oil boomtown in the 1930s.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.