These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

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

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

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

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

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

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

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

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

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

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

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

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

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

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

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

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.