The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.