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

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.

What better place to take a seat?

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

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 intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.