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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

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

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.

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

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

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

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

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

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."