Places themandino Wants to Go

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

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

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

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

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

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

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.