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

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

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

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

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

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

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

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

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

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

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