An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

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

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

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

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.