Chattanooga, Tennessee
Raccoon Mountain Caverns
More than five miles of underground passageways.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Fort Worth, Texas
A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."
New Orleans, Louisiana
According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
Cordele, Georgia
A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.