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

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

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

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

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

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.