Bristol, Virginia
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.
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Bristol, Virginia
Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.
Savannah, Georgia
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
Savannah, Georgia
More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
St. Augustine, Florida
Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.
St. Augustine, Florida
Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Sanford, Florida
This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.
Sanford, Florida
This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.
Mount Dora, Florida
In a Florida town known for antiques, this painted home became an art attraction and a symbol of love.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Orlando, Florida
Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
Plant City, Florida
Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Kissimmee, Florida
The whole world is cooking in one Kissimmee parking lot.