Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The world's longest known cave system.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.