Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

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

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

More than five miles of underground passageways.