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Places visited in Burnsville, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina

Twin Poplars

permanently closed
This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.
New Bern, North Carolina

Green Springs

permanently closed
This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.
Wilmington, North Carolina

Cape Fear Serpentarium

permanently closed
An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.
Point Harbor, North Carolina

World's Largest Hammock

permanently closed
The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.
Supply, North Carolina

Fort Apache

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

Laurinburg-Maxton Aircraft Boneyard

permanently closed
This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Abandoned Dome House

permanently closed
Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Concord, North Carolina

The Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School

permanently closed
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Morrisville, North Carolina

Orchid Trail Greenhouses

permanently closed
Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.
Durham, North Carolina

Duke Homestead

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.
Whittier, North Carolina

Barkers Creek Swinging Bridge

One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.
Marshall, North Carolina

Marshall High Studios

This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.
Angier, North Carolina

Gourd Museum at the Angier Public Library

A lovingly created and maintained collection of decorative gourd art.
Norlina, North Carolina

Soul City

The partial realization of a utopian proposal to build a master planned community primarily by and for Black Americans.
Raleigh, North Carolina

Alluvial Decoder at Crabtree Creek

A curious art piece along a lovely biking trail marks several historic floods via a series of colorful poles that represent floodwater heights.
Charlotte, North Carolina

Grave of John King

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.
Bath, North Carolina

Thomas Episcopal Church

The oldest church building in the state.
Durham, North Carolina

Black Wall Street Durham

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past
Oak Island, North Carolina

Shipwreck Park

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.
Hendersonville, North Carolina

Grave of World’s Largest Twins

Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."
Ellerbe, North Carolina

Rankin Museum of American Heritage

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.
Creswell, North Carolina

Dugout Canoes at Lake Phelps of Pettigrew State Park

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.
Asheville, North Carolina

The Cat Walk

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.
Midland, North Carolina

Reed Gold Mine

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.