Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

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

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

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

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

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.