Places Tamz Wants to Go

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The middle finger of modernity.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

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

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.