Places thisvanlifeofmine Wants to Go

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

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.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

Catch a ride through the Pennsylvania countryside on this historic narrow-gauge railroad.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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

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

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.