Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

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

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.