Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

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

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

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

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

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

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

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.