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Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

The first free library in Georgia features an original Tiffany stained glass window of Mary Willis.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

The oldest church building in the state.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

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

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.