A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

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

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

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

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

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.