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

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

America's first public mental health facility.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.