At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

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

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

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

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

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

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.