It's a unique monument honoring a great character who inspired a generation of young women to be more and pursue their dreams.

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.

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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

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

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.