Bryson City, North Carolina
The Road to Nowhere
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
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Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Alcoa, Tennessee
One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Townsend, Tennessee
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
Townsend, Tennessee
This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.
Greenback, Tennessee
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Robbinsville, North Carolina
A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.
Murphy, North Carolina
The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Mineral Bluff, Georgia
The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.
Helen, Georgia
A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.
Hiawassee, Georgia
Catch beautiful views at the graffitied observation deck on this mountain top.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.
Alto, Georgia
Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.
Souris, Prince Edward Island
A walk along this white sand beach creates a symphony.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Memphis, Tennessee
The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.