This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

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

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

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

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.