A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

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

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

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

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

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

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

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

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

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