This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

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

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

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

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

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

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