The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

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

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