The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

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

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

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

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

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

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

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

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

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

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

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