This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

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

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

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.