The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

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

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

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

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

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

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

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

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.