Blairsville, Georgia
Brasstown Bald
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
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Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
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.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Erin, Tennessee
Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Dover, Tennessee
A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.
Palmyra, Tennessee
Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.
Nashville, Tennessee
This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Nashville, Tennessee
Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Point Lookout, Missouri
This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.
Lebanon, Missouri
Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.
Springfield, Illinois
The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.