A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

An anonymous art project beneath Longfellow Bridge where hundreds of trophies line the steel support beams.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

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

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

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

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

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

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Burial site more than 300 years old.