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Three Air Force Jets are on display at Warbird Park.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Warbird Park

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

Fountain inside the Cove.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The Gay Dolphin

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Smoky Mountain Knife Works

Sevierville, Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Knife Works

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Observation tower at the top of Kuwohi

Bryson City, North Carolina

Kuwohi

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Unto These Hills Cherokee Theatre

Cherokee, North Carolina

Unto These Hills Cherokee Theatre

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

Trail at Craggy.

Black Mountain, North Carolina

Craggy Gardens Rhododendron Tunnels

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

Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky

Raleigh, North Carolina

Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky

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

Bennett Place.

Durham, North Carolina

Bennett Place

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Tobacco museum.

Durham, North Carolina

Duke Homestead

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

Durham's Hidden Dinosaur

Durham, North Carolina

Durham's Hidden Dinosaur

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

The Mutual Life Building. The company was founded in 1898 with headquarters in historic Black Wall Street.

Durham, North Carolina

Black Wall Street Durham

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

The Old Salem Coffee Pot

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Old Salem Coffee Pot

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

Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

Treaty Oak

Jacksonville, Florida

Treaty Oak

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Carefree Sundial

Carefree, Arizona

Carefree Sundial

Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.

On Doll's Head Trail

Atlanta, Georgia

Doll's Head Trail

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

Mile High Swinging Bridge

Linville, North Carolina

Mile High Swinging Bridge

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

The Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge, Virginia

The Natural Bridge

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Bally Space Invaders

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke Pinball Museum

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Paths wind through the rose bushes.

Charlotte, North Carolina

McGill Rose Garden

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Wally's Service Station in Mt. Airy.

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Mount Airy

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Original Siamese Twins Exhibit

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Siamese Twins Museum

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

The grave of Chang and Eng

Mount Airy, North Carolina

The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

South of the Border

Hamer, South Carolina

South of the Border

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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