Thomasville, North Carolina
'The Chair'
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
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Thomasville, North Carolina
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
Asheville, North Carolina
The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.
Madison, North Carolina
The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Brooklyn, New York
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
New York, New York
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.
St. Augustine, Florida
America's first wax museum opened in 1948.