Places kcapon3 Wants to Go

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

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

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

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

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

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

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

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

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

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.