Townsend, Tennessee
The Great Smoky Mountains' 'Missing Link'
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
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Sevierville, Tennessee
Smoky Mountain Knife Works
While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.
Bedford, Virginia
National D-Day Memorial
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Dinosaur Kingdom II
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Staunton, Virginia
Frontier Culture Museum
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Dayton, Ohio
SAM 26000
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Riverside, Ohio
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown PRT
This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Don Knotts Statue
The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.
Frederick, Maryland
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Cockeysville, Maryland
System Source Computer Museum
Its diverse collection of computers and technology spans the ages.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Indian Echo Caverns
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Central Market
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
O'Hurley's General Store
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Middletown, Maryland
The (First) Washington Monument
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Asheville, North Carolina
Moogseum
A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.
Richmond, Virginia
Agecroft Hall and Gardens
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Richmond, Virginia
Chimborazo Medical Museum
A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.
Barboursville, Virginia
Barboursville Ruins
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
World Methodist Museum
Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Sliding Rock
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
