Places Sarah Jones Wants to Go

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

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

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

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

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

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.