Places brendadmihalko Wants to Go

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

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

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

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

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

This work of folk art was produced by Gregory Warmack but the artifacts cemented in place are communal.

Amazing collection of over 2,000 live birds from around the world, many of which are rare or endangered.

This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.