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

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

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

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

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.