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

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

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

A white oak with property rights.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

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

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.