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The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

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

Burial site more than 300 years old.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.