This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

He’s not from around here.

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.

A small wall and marker are all that remain of this historic canal tunnel.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

Visitors to this Kentucky homestead turned museum are immediately transported back to the Antebellum south.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

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

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

The statue mysteriously lost its head and left hand.

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.

The physical legacy of one man’s lifetime mission, following a near-fatal mine accident, to publicly proselytize for Christianity.

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

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

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