Places Randixo Wants to Go

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

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

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

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

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

Vintage steam trains that still run through a pre-Civil War tunnel

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.