This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

This historic jailhouse was designed by famed architect Robert Mills.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.