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

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

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

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

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

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

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

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

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

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

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.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.