Lake Lure, North Carolina
Lake Lure
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
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Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
This baroque wonder is filled with a trove of artistic treasures.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Hana, Hawaii
The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.