Places LeslieDriskill Wants to Go

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

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

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

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

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

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

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

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

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

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

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

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

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

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

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

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

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