Places maurverick Wants to Go

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

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

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

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

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

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

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

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

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

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

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

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

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.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

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

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.

A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Unique house covered in a nightmarish mural of demons, ghosts and monsters.