Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

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

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.