The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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