One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

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

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

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

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

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

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

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