Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

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

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

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

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

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

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

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.