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

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

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

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

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

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

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

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

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

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

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.

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