Asheville, North Carolina
Folk Art Center
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
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Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Louisville, Kentucky
A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Louisville, Kentucky
One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.