This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

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

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

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

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

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

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

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

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

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