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

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

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

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

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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

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

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

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

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

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

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

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

More than five miles of underground passageways.