An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

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

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

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

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

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

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

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.