The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

A white oak with property rights.

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

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

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

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.