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

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

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

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

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

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

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

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

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