Places power2encourage Wants to Go

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

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

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

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.