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Paris, France

House of Nicolas Flamel

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Sylva, North Carolina

Plane Crash at Waterrock Knob

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Bryson City, North Carolina

The Road to Nowhere

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Bryson City, North Carolina

The Lost Town of Proctor

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Townsend, Tennessee

Tuckaleechee Caverns

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains

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

Dismals Canyon

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Carnival Museum

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.
Hearne, Texas

Grave in the Road

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.
Houston, Texas

Cactus King

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.
Houston, Texas

The Orange Show

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Houston, Texas

Museum of Health and Medical Science

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Bellaire, Texas

‘Move One Place On’

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.
Houston, Texas

National Museum of Funeral History

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.