Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

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.

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

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

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

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

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.