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

Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

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

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

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

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

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

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

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.