North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

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

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

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

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

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

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

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

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

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

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

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

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

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

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