A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

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

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

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

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

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

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.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.