Hot Springs, Arkansas
Thermal Spring Cascades
Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.
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Hot Springs, Arkansas
Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.
Niles, Michigan
A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.
New Carlisle, Indiana
One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.
Reykjanes, Iceland
Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.
Whitesboro, New York
A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.
Rome, New York
A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.
Oneida, New York
The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
Noboribetsu-shi, Japan
A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.
Rome, Georgia
This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.
Fackler, Alabama
Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.
Pelham, Tennessee
An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.
Monteagle, Tennessee
This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.
Guild, Tennessee
Sip whiskey in a powerhouse that once belonged to a storied hydroelectric dam.
Collegedale, Tennessee
This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Live long and prosper in Tennessee.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.