The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

The art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

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

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

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

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

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

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

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

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

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