Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

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 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.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.