The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

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

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

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