Places ajsue Wants to Go

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Bone marrow-loaded birria with handmade corn tortillas—need we say more?

Test your mettle against the hottest hot chicken in Nashville.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

This iconic meat-and-three seasons every dish with ancestral cooking knowledge from South Carolina’s Lowcountry.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

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

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.