Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

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

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

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

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

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

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

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

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

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

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

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