Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.