This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of 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.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

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

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

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A white oak with property rights.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.