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Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

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

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The history and future of cannabis.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

"All Mountains - All The Time."

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.