Concord, North Carolina
The Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
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Concord, North Carolina
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
Davidson, North Carolina
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.
Covington, Virginia
The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Alderson, West Virginia
This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.
Prince, West Virginia
In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.
Marion, Virginia
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Boone, North Carolina
One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.
Lenoir, North Carolina
This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.
Collettsville, North Carolina
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Morganton, North Carolina
An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.
Burnsville, North Carolina
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Sylva, North Carolina
Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Franklin, North Carolina
Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.
Brasstown, North Carolina
Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.