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

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

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

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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

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

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

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

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

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

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

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

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.