Bryson City, North Carolina
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This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
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Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Knoxville, Tennessee
The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.
Knoxville, Tennessee
This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.
Portland, Oregon
Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Portland, Oregon
Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Portland, Oregon
Definitely not a clown bar.
Portland, Oregon
A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.
Portland, Oregon
A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.
Portland, Oregon
On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
Seattle, Washington
This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.
Seattle, Washington
An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.
Seattle, Washington
This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.
Seattle, Washington
The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.
Seattle, Washington
A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.
Seattle, Washington
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Seattle, Washington
Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.