Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

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

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

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

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

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.