Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

This historic jailhouse was designed by famed architect Robert Mills.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.