Fernandina Beach, Florida
American Beach Nana Sand Dune
The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.
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Fernandina Beach, Florida
The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.
Cohoes, New York
The largest roller-skating rink in the world.
Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Denver, Colorado
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
New Gloucester, Maine
The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.
Washington, D.C.
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.
Arden, New York
A 19th-century blast furnace that played a big role in the area’s industrial development.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rise early for Kaitlin Guerin’s coveted sweet and savory pastries.
Hiawassee, Georgia
Catch beautiful views at the graffitied observation deck on this mountain top.
Harrisville, West Virginia
A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.