A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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

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

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

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

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

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.