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This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

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

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

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

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.

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

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

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

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

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

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

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.