This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

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A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.