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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

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

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

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

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

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

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

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

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.