Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Lenoir, North Carolina
This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.
Asheville, North Carolina
Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.
Morrisville, North Carolina
Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.
Marshall, North Carolina
This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.
Sylva, North Carolina
Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Pikeville, North Carolina
A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.
Hatteras, North Carolina
An Outer Banks museum devoted to the thousands of shipwrecks resting off North Carolina’s coast.
Raeford, North Carolina
This abandoned building with a murky history has been both a school and a prison.
Robbinsville, North Carolina
Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.
Wilmington, North Carolina
For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.
Lucama, North Carolina
The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.
Arlington, Virginia
It is a 50-foot tall sculpture made of a reclaimed wind turbine wing, concrete, steel, and coins from around the world, located off the Columbia Pike in Northern Virginia suburbia.
Norfolk, Virginia
An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.
Norfolk, Virginia
The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.
Farmville, Virginia
A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
Fairfax, Virginia
A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.