Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

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

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

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

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

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

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

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

Burial site more than 300 years old.

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

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.