Vonore, Tennessee
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.
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Knoxville, Tennessee
The Sunsphere
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Permanently Closed
Knoxville, Tennessee
Airplane Filling Station
Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.
Powell, Tennessee
Ciderville Music Store
A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.
Clinton, Tennessee
Asa Jackson’s Perpetual Motion Machine
This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.
Petros, Tennessee
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
B-1 Flat Top in Oak Ridge
One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Alexander Inn
This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge "The Secret City"
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
National Monument to the Forefathers
Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.
