Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

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

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."