Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

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

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.