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

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

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

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

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

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

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

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.