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Collettsville, North Carolina
The House of Mugs
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Judaculla Rock
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
Devil’s Tramping Ground
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Wilson, North Carolina
Whirligig Park (Formerly Acid Park)
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Claremont, North Carolina
The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
Paint Rock
North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.
Corolla, North Carolina
Corolla Wild Horses
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Körner’s Folly
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Pinball Museum
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Sylva, North Carolina
American Museum of the House Cat
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Charlotte, North Carolina
McGill Rose Garden
This scented city oasis was a labor of love.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
Shangri-La Stone Village
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Burnsville, North Carolina
Mount Mitchell
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Elsewhere Collaborative
Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.
Manteo, North Carolina
The Mother Vine
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
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