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

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

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

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

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

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

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

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

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

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

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.