Brownsville, Tennessee
Tina Turner Museum
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge "The Secret City"
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Adams, Tennessee
The Bell Witch Cave
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Waverly, Virginia
First Peanut Museum in the U.S.
A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.
McLean, Virginia
Patowmack Canal
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Stafford, Virginia
Hogan's Alley
The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.
Permanently Closed
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Abandoned National Slavery Museum
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.
Hartford, Connecticut
Charter Oak Frame
A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.
Hartford, Connecticut
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.
Hartford, Connecticut
Cathedral of St. Joseph
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
Hartford, Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Manchester, Tennessee
Old Stone Fort
This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
City Hall Urinal
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Nashville, Tennessee
Edgehill Polar Bears
For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.
Nashville, Tennessee
Old Tennessee State Prison
This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.
Nashville, Tennessee
Dragon Park
This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.
Nashville, Tennessee
Boy Scout Catfish
This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.
Nashville, Tennessee
Hidden Heart of Music Row
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
Nashville, Tennessee
Downtown Presbyterian Church
Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.
Nashville, Tennessee
United Record Pressing
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Fort Worth, Texas
Man With a Briefcase
The man who wasn't there.
