The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

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

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.