A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

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

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

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

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.