The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

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

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

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

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

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

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

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

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

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

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.