Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

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

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

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

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

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

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

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

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

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

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

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

America's first public mental health facility.