A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

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.