Smithland, Kentucky
Mantle Rock
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
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Smithland, Kentucky
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.
Crossville, Tennessee
Explore the wide world of miniature trains.
Linden, Tennessee
A house built specifically to shelter the dead.
Nashville, Tennessee
A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.
Memphis, Tennessee
This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.
Sevierville, Tennessee
While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.
Pelham, Tennessee
An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.
Knoxville, Tennessee
This video store is a horror buff's dream.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
Sparta, Tennessee
These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.
Greenback, Tennessee
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Erin, Tennessee
Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Petros, Tennessee
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.
Nashville, Tennessee
Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.