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

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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

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

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

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

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

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.

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

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

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

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

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

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

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.