A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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