A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

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

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

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

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

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

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

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