The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A white oak with property rights.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

The man who wasn't there.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

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

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

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

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.