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

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

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

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

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

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

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.