Places Smackagaweea Wants to Go

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

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

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

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

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

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.