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

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

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

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

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The world's longest known cave system.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.