Places tarahooks Wants to Go

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

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

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.