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

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

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

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.