The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

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

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

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

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

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.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

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

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

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.

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

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.