Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Mayna Treanor Avent Studio
Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.
Nashville, Tennessee
Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.
Sewanee, Tennessee
Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.
Memphis, Tennessee
The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.
Nashville, Tennessee
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
Maupin, Oregon
An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.
Portland, Oregon
A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.
Portland, Oregon
One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.
McMinnville, Oregon
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
Mount Angel, Oregon
World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Lyons, Oregon
1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Flossenbürg, Germany
A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Peenemünde, Germany
The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Dresden, Germany
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Furth im Wald, Germany
Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.
Trassenheide, Germany
The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.