One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

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

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

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