Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

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

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

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

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

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

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

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

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

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

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.