Atlanta, Georgia
Coca-Cola Secret Formula Vault
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
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Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Savannah, Georgia
Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Beaufort, South Carolina
This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Britt, Iowa
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
What Cheer, Iowa
No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.
Ames, Iowa
The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.
Virginia, Minnesota
The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Tower, Minnesota
Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.