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

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

A 100-plus-year-old mill transformed into a hotel and restaurant.

This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

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

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

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

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.