Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

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

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

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

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

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

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.