One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

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

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

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

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The world's longest known cave system.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.