Places middtenn Wants to Go

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.