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View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

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

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.