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

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

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

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.