Places Awaters83 Wants to Go

Tucked away near Gainesville, Lubee Bat Conservancy invites visitors to discover the surprising personalities of giant fruit bats while learning how protecting these misunderstood animals helps preserve forests around the world.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

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

Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

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

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

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.