Asheville, North Carolina
Flat Iron Sculpture
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
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Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Durham, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
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.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Nashville, Tennessee
An enormous mural of a local Nashville resident adorns this abandoned silo.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Built in the 19th century, this bucket has been to two World’s Fairs.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.
Knoxville, Tennessee
The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.
Nashville, Tennessee
Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.
Nashville, Tennessee
The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Liberty, Missouri
The site of the first daylight, peacetime bank robbery by the James gang.
Springfield, Missouri
A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.
Kearney, Missouri
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.
Hamilton, Missouri
Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.