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

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.