Places Annaml Wants to Go

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The world's longest known cave system.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.