A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

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

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

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

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

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