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Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

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

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.