In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

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.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

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

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

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

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

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

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.