A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.

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

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

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

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

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.