A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

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

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

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

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

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.