The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

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

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

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

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

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

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

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

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.