Places hyper99 Wants to Go

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

This beloved cheeseburger-slinging trailer holds Nashville's oldest beer license.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

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

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

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

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

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.