This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

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

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

The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

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

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

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

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

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

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

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

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

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.