North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

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

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

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.

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

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

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

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

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