Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

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

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

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.