Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

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

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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