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

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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