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

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

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

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

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

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.

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

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

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

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

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

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

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.