This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

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

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.