Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

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

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

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

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

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

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

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

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

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

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

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

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

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