Places Pappi D Wants to Go

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

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

A 19th-century mill complex once powered by three waterways still leaves visible traces in the woods.

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.

A man's home is his castle.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This forest school's long history lets today's visitors experience resource management learnings in a beautiful environment.

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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

Vintage steam trains that still run through a pre-Civil War tunnel

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

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.