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

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

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

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.