Places abbylynn Wants to Go

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Blossom has blossomed from a dairy advertising effort into a community mascot near Sligo, Pennsylvania.

This vintage shopping center has more than 225 vendors selling everything from sports memorabilia to century-old furniture.

Collection of scores of race cars from the 1900s to recent lovingly maintained and displayed.