In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

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 North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.