This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

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

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

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

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

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

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

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

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.