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

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

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

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.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

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

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

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

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.