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

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

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

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.