This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

This forest school's long history lets today's visitors experience resource management learnings in a beautiful environment.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.