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The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

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

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

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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

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 Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.