Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

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

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

Locals dubbed this abandoned abode the "gingerbread house" because of its odd architecture.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

One man's goal to be surrounded by color resulted in this enchanting assortment of avian abodes.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.