The longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner was born in this humble cabin.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.

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

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.

A museum tracing the origins & modern day uses of the classic Scottish tartan, particularly the kilt.

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

Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The world's longest known cave system.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.