Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

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

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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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

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

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.