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

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

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

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

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

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

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

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

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

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.