Bluefield, West Virginia
Gary Bowling's House of Art
A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.
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Bluefield, West Virginia
A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.
Nashville, Tennessee
This iconic meat-and-three seasons every dish with ancestral cooking knowledge from South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Austin, Texas
A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.
Austin, Texas
Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.
Tilden, Texas
"They died with their boots on."
San Antonio, Texas
What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."
San Antonio, Texas
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Auburn, Kentucky
The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.
Hartsville, Tennessee
This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Nashville, Tennessee
In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.
Durham, North Carolina
This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Clinton, South Carolina
Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.