Places middtenn Wants to Go

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.