The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

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

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

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

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

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

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

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

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

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.