A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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

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

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

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

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

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

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

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.