This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.

An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

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

Marker for a long-gone electric trolley line that spurred the economic development of West Asheville.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

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

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.