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

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

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

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

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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

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

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