Places amandaschoeppe Wants to Go

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of millions of years.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.

A burial site located in the middle of a road.

Giant trolls run this farm!

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.