Architecture in North Carolina

The oldest church building in the state.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

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

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

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

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.