This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

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

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

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

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

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

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

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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