Places ch1k822 Wants to Go

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

Bronze frogs link the town’s hidden waterways with the people who shaped it.

A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.

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

The last tree on which Pioneer Daniel Boone carved that he "cilled" a bear during his journeys.

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

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

The statue mysteriously lost its head and left hand.

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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

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

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

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.