This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.

This old radio building from the 1930s inspired the WSQK radio station featured in the last season of “Stranger Things.”

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

A lovingly created and maintained collection of decorative gourd art.

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

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

A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

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

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

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.