Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

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

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

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

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

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

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

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