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

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A group of monuments to the Cherokee origins of Tennessee.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

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

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

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

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

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.