This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.

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

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

This beloved cheeseburger-slinging trailer holds Nashville's oldest beer license.

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

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

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

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

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

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

The grave of the 19th-century sea captain who coined the phrase "Old Glory" can be found in this quiet cemetery.

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.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

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

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

A small wall and marker are all that remain of this historic canal tunnel.

A former nuclear facility during the Cold War turned nature preserve.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.