Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

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

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

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

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

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

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.