Jackson, Tennessee
Casey Jones Village
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
Walnut Street Bridge
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Sunsphere
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Brownsville, Tennessee
Billy Tripp's Mindfield
An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
Rugby, Tennessee
Rugby Colony
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Memphis, Tennessee
The Crystal Shrine Grotto
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Fall Creek Falls State Park
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge "The Secret City"
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Memphis, Tennessee
Peabody Hotel Duck March
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Carlow, Ireland
Brownshill Dolmen
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Kildare, Ireland
Irish National Stud and Gardens
See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.
Clare, Ireland
St. Brigid's Well
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Glenslane, Ireland
The Hole of the Sorrows
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Galway, Ireland
Kilmacduagh Round Tower
The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.
Athlone, Ireland
Sean's Bar
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
Dowth, Ireland
Newgrange
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Laois, Ireland
The Rock of Dunamase
A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Jerpoint Abbey
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
Drombeg Stone Circle
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
