For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

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

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

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."