This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

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

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

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

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

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.