Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

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

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

The oldest church building in the state.

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.

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

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

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

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.