Places swainr Wants to Go

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

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.