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

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

A giant cement churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

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

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

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

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.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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