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

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

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.