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 largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

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

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

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.