A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

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

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.