A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

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

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

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

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

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

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

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

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

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

What better place to take a seat?

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.