The art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

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

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

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

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

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

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

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

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

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

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

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

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

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

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

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

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

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."