This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

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 giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

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

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

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

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

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

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.