The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

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

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

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

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

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.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.