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.

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

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

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

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

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

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

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

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

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

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 store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.