An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.