A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

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

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

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

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

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

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

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

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