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

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

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

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

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

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

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

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

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

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

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

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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.