It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

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

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

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

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

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

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

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.