Asheville, North Carolina
Biltmore Estate's Secret Passages
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
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Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Dover, Delaware
The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
Lewes, Delaware
World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Vidalia, Georgia
A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Warm Springs, Georgia
FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.