This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

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 giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

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

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

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.