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

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

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

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

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

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

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.