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You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

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

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

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

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

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

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