The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.