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The abandoned Futuro house.
Permanently Closed

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Abandoned Dome House

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Paths wind through the rose bushes.

Charlotte, North Carolina

McGill Rose Garden

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

The resting place of the Hilton sisters.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Hilton Sisters Grave

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

Bob's Sinkhole

Newport, North Carolina

Bob's Sinkhole

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

A crystal skull.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Museum of the Bizarre

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

Big Rock Nature Preserve

Charlotte, North Carolina

Big Rock Nature Preserve

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

Mercury Cougar

Zebulon, North Carolina

Mercury Cougar

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

Gravestones at the British Cemetery .

Ocracoke, North Carolina

British Cemetery of Ocracoke

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

Inside John Davis' home.

Cherokee, North Carolina

Mountain Farm Museum

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Musical Parking Garage

Charlotte, North Carolina

Musical Parking Garage

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort

Beaufort, North Carolina

North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The World's Largest Frying Pan is found inside this gazebo in Rose Hill, N.C.

Rose Hill, North Carolina

The World's Largest Operational Frying Pan

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Green Springs
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New Bern, North Carolina

Green Springs

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

The Joel Lane House in downtown Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Joel Lane House Museum

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

Gratitude Garden at ArtiSun Gallery

Hot Springs, North Carolina

Gratitude Garden at ArtiSun Gallery

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

Winnabow, North Carolina

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

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

Grove Park Inn

Asheville, North Carolina

The Grove Park Inn

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

Clyde's Critter Crossing

Pittsboro, North Carolina

Clyde's Critter Crossing

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Belhaven Memorial Museum

Belhaven, North Carolina

Belhaven Memorial Museum

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

Lake Lure

Lake Lure, North Carolina

Lake Lure

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

Jockey's Ridge

Nags Head, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Corolla Wild Horses

Corolla, North Carolina

Corolla Wild Horses

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Futuro House in Frisco, North Carolina
Permanently Closed

Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Paraclete XP Skyventure

Raeford, North Carolina

Paraclete XP Skyventure

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

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