A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

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

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

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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

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