The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

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

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

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

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