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This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

The world's longest known cave system.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.