Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

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

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

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

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

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

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

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.

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

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

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