North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

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

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

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

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

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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

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

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

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.