They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

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

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

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

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

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

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.