This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

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

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

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

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

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

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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