Places TrixieKirch Wants to Go

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

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

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

This world record holding pocketknife is so large that it has to be operated by a crane.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

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

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.