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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

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

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

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

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

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

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

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

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.