Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

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

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

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