The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

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

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

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.