Places joylucente Wants to Go

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

The world's longest known cave system.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

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

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

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

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

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

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

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

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."