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

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

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

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.