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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

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

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

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

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

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

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

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.