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

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

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

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

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

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

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

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

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Bizarre Cavern.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.