A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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 scented city oasis was a labor of love.

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

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

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

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

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

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

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

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.