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

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

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

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

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

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

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.