Places athenaeum88 Wants to Go

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Like Mars, but much closer.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.