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Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

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

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

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

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

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