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

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

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

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

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

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

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

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

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

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

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.