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

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

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

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

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

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

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

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

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

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.