Places nlcrocker Wants to Go

A man's home is his castle.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

A white oak with property rights.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

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

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.