A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

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

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

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

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

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.