Asheville, North Carolina
Folk Art Center
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
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Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
Pittsboro, North Carolina
A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Supply, North Carolina
Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.
Collettsville, North Carolina
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Monroe, Connecticut
A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."