Places hopemch Wants to Go

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

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

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

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

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.