Lerna, Illinois
World's Fastest Pop Machine
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
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Lerna, Illinois
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Martinsville, Illinois
Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.
Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Springfield, Illinois
One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.
Springfield, Illinois
The history of funerals and funerary customs.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Bedford, Indiana
One-layer pyramid in Indiana.
Shoals, Indiana
The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.
Jasper, Indiana
One man's vision and a labor of love of many.
New Harmony, Indiana
Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.
New Harmony, Indiana
Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.
New Harmony, Indiana
This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.
Evansville, Indiana
Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.
Palmyra, Tennessee
Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.
Westmoreland, Tennessee
This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.
Monteagle, Tennessee
This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.
Clinton, Tennessee
This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.
Crossville, Tennessee
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.