A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

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

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

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

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

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

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

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.