A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A white oak with property rights.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

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

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

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.