Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Elkmont Historic District
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Ellicott City, Maryland
A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.
Water Mill, New York
Once the center of food production for this small town.
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Fishers Island, New York
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
New York, New York
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
Kellogg, Minnesota
This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.
Glentrool, Scotland
A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.
Glencoe, Scotland
A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Whitehaven, England
The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.
Bournemouth, England
The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.