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

The world’s largest stone statue of Luther looms over a North Carolina campus.

The oldest church building in the state.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

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

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

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

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

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

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

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

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.