Places Tharmph Wants to Go

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The smallest country in the world.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

Dedicated to the "King of Soul."

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.