A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.