Cantwell, Alaska
Igloo City
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
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Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Louisville, Kentucky
The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Paris, Kentucky
An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Asheville, North Carolina
These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
San Antonio, Texas
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Page, Arizona
Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.