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Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

The ruins of a 19th-century mill are hidden along a greenway in a prominent Charlotte neighborhood.

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.

One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.