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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

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

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

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

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

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

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.