Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

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

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.