The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

A student driver's nightmare.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”