This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

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

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

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

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

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

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

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.