Places artstuffbylori Wants to Go

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

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

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.

This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

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

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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.

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

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.