Lincoln, Illinois
Railsplitter Covered Wagon
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
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Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Horse Cave, Kentucky
Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Cave City, Kentucky
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
Nashville, Tennessee
For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Nashville, Tennessee
The grave of the 19th-century sea captain who coined the phrase "Old Glory" can be found in this quiet cemetery.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.
Fort Payne, Alabama
This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.
Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Natchez, Mississippi
This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Mandeville, Louisiana
Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.
Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina
The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
Conway, South Carolina
A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.
Lancaster, South Carolina
The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.