The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

Known by many as once the world's smartest horse.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

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

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 former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.