This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

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

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

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

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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

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

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

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

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

Burial site more than 300 years old.

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

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

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 bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.