Places bjcrenshaw Wants to Go

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

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

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

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

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

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

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

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.