Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

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

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.