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 U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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.

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