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

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

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

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

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

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.