Mount Airy, North Carolina
Siamese Twins Museum
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
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Mount Airy, North Carolina
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
Manteo, North Carolina
The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.
Badin, North Carolina
The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.
Manteo, North Carolina
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.
Charlotte, North Carolina
These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.
Durham, North Carolina
This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Point Harbor, North Carolina
The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.
Wilmington, North Carolina
An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.
Asheville, North Carolina
Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.
Morrisville, North Carolina
Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.
Manteo, North Carolina
So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
Asheville, North Carolina
The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.
Asheville, North Carolina
Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.