A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

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

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

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

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

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

The ruins of a 19th-century mill are hidden along a greenway in a prominent Charlotte neighborhood.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.