Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Bizarre Cavern.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.