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

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

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

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

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

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

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

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

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

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 former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

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

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.