A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

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

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

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

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.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

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

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

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

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.