The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

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

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

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