Places Erin McKay Wants to Go

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A secret, ethereal waterfall beneath the picturesque gardens.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

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

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.