A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.