Cherokee, North Carolina
Bat Creek Stone
Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?
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Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Senoia, Georgia
The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Tübingen, Germany
The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."
Tübingen, Germany
This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Tübingen, Germany
One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Taipei, Taiwan
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
Birmingham, England
The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Birmingham, England
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Birmingham, England
This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
Helen, Georgia
This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.
Helen, Georgia
A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.