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

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

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

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.