Places middtenn Wants to Go

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.