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The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

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

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

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.