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

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

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

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

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

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.