Places Travel Made Personal Wants to Go

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Visitors to this Kentucky homestead turned museum are immediately transported back to the Antebellum south.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The world's longest known cave system.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.