The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

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

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

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.