The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

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.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

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

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