A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

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

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.