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

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

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

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

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

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

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

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.