Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

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

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

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

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

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

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

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

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.

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

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

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

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

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

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

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

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