An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

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

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

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

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

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.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

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

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

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

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