Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Smoky Mountain Elk Fest
An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.
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Maggie Valley, North Carolina
An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.
Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Townville, South Carolina
A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Sunset, South Carolina
The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.