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

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

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The oldest church building in the state.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

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

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.