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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

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

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

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