The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

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

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

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

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

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

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

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

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

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

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

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

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.