Los Angeles, California
Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
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Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Asheville, North Carolina
Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.
Asheville, North Carolina
The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
New Bern, North Carolina
The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."
Murphy, North Carolina
The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.
Pittsboro, North Carolina
A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.