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A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

This historic jailhouse was designed by famed architect Robert Mills.

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.