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Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

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

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

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

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

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

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

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

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

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

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.