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Warm Mineral Springs

North Port, Florida

Warm Mineral Springs

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

Mina Edison's Moonlight Garden. (Wikimedia Commons)

Fort Myers, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Witches' Tree - Louisville, KY

Louisville, Kentucky

The Witches' Tree

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

Bondurant's Pharmacy

Lexington, Kentucky

Bondurant's Pharmacy

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Alan Freed memorial at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio

Grave of Alan Freed

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Wade Chapel altar and burials

Cleveland, Ohio

Wade Memorial Chapel

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

The James A. Garfield Memorial

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

James A. Garfield's Memorial and Tomb

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

"The Angel of Death Victorious" also known as the "Haserot Angel" in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, 10/15/2021

Cleveland, Ohio

The Haserot Angel

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Clinton 12 statue unveiling in 2007

Clinton, Tennessee

Clinton 12 Statue at Green McAdoo Cultural Center

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

This section of Santee Avenue was renamed Hootie & the Blowfish Blvd.

Columbia, South Carolina

Hootie & The Blowfish Boulevard

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

Neverbust Chain

Columbia, South Carolina

Neverbust Chain

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Tunnelvision

Columbia, South Carolina

Tunnelvision

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

If you want to stay at this old-timey inn, you'll have to hike there yourself.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

LeConte Lodge

Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.

The old Appalachian Club.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Elkmont Historic District

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church

Townsend, Tennessee

Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

Titanic Museum Attraction at the 2012 anniversary celebration

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Titanic Museum Attraction

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Waverly Hills Sanitorium

Louisville, Kentucky

Waverly Hills Sanatorium

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Ruins of Bell's Tavern

Park City, Kentucky

Bell's Tavern Ruins

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

3-15-21

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sunsphere

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The inn.

Bardstown, Kentucky

Jailer's Inn Bed and Breakfast

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

Kewpee Angel

Lima, Ohio

Kewpee Hamburgers

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

One of the massive steel dragons.

Marshfield, Wisconsin

Jurustic Park

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

Peoria Holocaust Memorial

Peoria, Illinois

Peoria Holocaust Memorial

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

From the old model

Peoria, Illinois

Peoria Scale Model of the Solar System

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

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