Guymon, Oklahoma
U.S. Route 412
Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?
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Guymon, Oklahoma
Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?
Skiatook, Oklahoma
A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Memphis, Tennessee
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Camden, Tennessee
An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Nashville, Tennessee
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
Nashville, Tennessee
Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.
Fort Lawn, South Carolina
Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.
Seabrook, South Carolina
North America's oldest authentic African Village.
Sevierville, Tennessee
While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.
Sevierville, Tennessee
An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Gibsonville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Lynchburg, Virginia
The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.