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

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

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

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

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

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."