Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

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

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.