Townsend, Tennessee
Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church
This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.
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Townsend, Tennessee
This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Winchester, Virginia
Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Staunton, Virginia
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Matawan, New Jersey
A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.
Allenwood, New Jersey
Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.
Andersonville, Georgia
The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Moorestown, New Jersey
An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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