Visit the natural wonder inspired by an indigenous legend and the quaint town that bears its name.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

This nondescript row house in downtown Washington, D.C., was the home of a very secretive group for well over a century

This one-time communal home of radical feminist activists was the first lesbian-related landmark on both the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places

A hidden mid-city oasis, built for pollinators amid the concrete of federal buildings

The former home of the "Father of Black History"

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A metro station dedicated to the long relations between Mexico and Ethiopia, with an equivalent in Addis Ababa

A haunting monument to the origins of Mexico's cultural origins

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."