This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

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

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.