Places williamsamanda Wants to Go

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.