A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

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

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

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

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

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

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

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

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

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.