A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

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

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

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

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

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

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

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

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

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

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

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

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.