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

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

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

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

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

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

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

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

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

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

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

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

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

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .