Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

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

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

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

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

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

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

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.