The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

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

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

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

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

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

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

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

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.