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The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Former sea turtle kraals, slaughterhouse, and cannery turned museum.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

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

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

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

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

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

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

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 road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.