Sylva, North Carolina
The Fugitive Train Wreck
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
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Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Dover, Tennessee
A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.
Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Thomson, Georgia
Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Tennille, Georgia
An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.
Hartsville, Tennessee
This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.
Clayton, Georgia
An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.
Vonore, Tennessee
This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.
Crossville, Tennessee
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Clarkesville, Georgia
A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit.
Brownsville, Tennessee
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Helen, Georgia
This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.
Nashville, Tennessee
The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."
Nashville, Tennessee
A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.
Sparta, Tennessee
These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.
Jackson, Tennessee
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.