Robbinsville, North Carolina
Cheoah Dam
A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.
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Robbinsville, North Carolina
A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Glendale Springs, North Carolina
Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.
Collettsville, North Carolina
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Landrum, South Carolina
Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Concord, North Carolina
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Davidson, North Carolina
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
Cleveland, North Carolina
Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Udabno, Georgia
Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.