Lexington, Kentucky
Dixie Cup Water Tower
Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
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Lexington, Kentucky
Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Lexington, Kentucky
A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Nashville, Tennessee
The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Charleston, South Carolina
Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.
Clayhole, Kentucky
Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.
Edisto Island, South Carolina
This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Montgomery, Alabama
Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.