Bryson City, North Carolina
The Lost Town of Proctor
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
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Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Conyers, Georgia
A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.
Gibsonville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Clayton, Georgia
An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Asheville, North Carolina
This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.
Clayton, Georgia
A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.
Tennille, Georgia
An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
The remains of a chapel created for convenience.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.