Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States
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Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania
A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States
Everett, Pennsylvania
Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
Everett, Pennsylvania
A 20-foot-tall quarter commemorates George Washington’s ties to Bedford County.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.
Cumberland, Maryland
This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.
Cumberland, Maryland
Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."
Frostburg, Maryland
A steel skeleton is all that exists of what is supposed to be a replica of Noah's Ark
Fairmont, West Virginia
This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.
Kenova, West Virginia
A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.
Morehead, Kentucky
Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Horse Cave, Kentucky
Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Cave City, Kentucky
A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.
Park City, Kentucky
A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
Nashville, Tennessee
House a green chile pork Crunchwrap swaddled in hot, fresh tortillas.
Nashville, Tennessee
The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Sevierville, Tennessee
An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."
Lilburn, Georgia
This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.