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This weekend: Celebration of America's 250th birthday in Historic Halifax

North Carolina will be launching its celebration of America's 250th birthday during a special event in Halifax this month.

World's largest dogwood grows in rural NC cemetery

The largest dogwood tree in America, and possibly even the world, is hidden in a small cemetery down the rural roads of Sampson County.

Live walkthrough of vacant 1800s village, general store and home

WRAL's Hidden History reporter Heather Leah takes you on a live walkthrough inside and out a vacant 1800s village that's for sale for less than the cost of a house in Raleigh.

Carolina Theater in Durham transformed how Black patrons experienced entertainment during segregation

A civil rights movement in Durham shocked the nation when Black movie patrons refused to accept no for an answer at white ticket booths.

Method community offered home, opportunity to Black people in Raleigh after Civil War

Established in 1872 by Black men and women freed from slavery, Method was one of 13 Freedmen's Villages built around Raleigh.

Soul City: How a Utopia for Black capitalism was destroyed

At a glance, Soul City may seem like a ghost town - with an abandoned healthcare clinic, broken windows, cracked asphalt and walls curtained with creeping ivy. But in the 1970s, Soul City was built on the dream of equality and opportunity for Black families in North Carolina.

Stone chimney along US 64 served up meals for decades, destined for demolition

Some believe it's an old fireplace from an antique homestead. Others think it's all that remains of an old riverside restaurant from the 1960s.

Watch Raleigh's own Scrooge take final bow at Memorial Auditorium

Ira David Wood III has played Scrooge in Theatre in the Park's "A Christmas Carol" since he was 27. This is the theater's 50th year performing the play and Wood's very last year. In 2024, he will be handing the role over to his son.

Historic marker memorializes Black veteran who died protesting Jim Crow laws in Durham

Before Rosa Parks, there was a veteran riding on a bus through Durham who took a stand against racist Jim Crow laws - but he did not survive his action.

Firsthand exploration of the ghost town beneath Jordan Lake

Take a firsthand look at the ghost town ruins beneath Jordan Lake, revealed by the drought lowering lake levels, in this livestream.

Would you stay the night in this haunted NC ghost town?

Ghost towns are hidden all across North Carolina - hidden beneath deep lakes, on top our tallest mountains and even on islands off the coast. Some ruins are even hidden in plain sight in rural parts of the Old North State.

On cam: Firsthand walk through overgrown 1800s cemetery hidden in rural NC

A firsthand walk through a 200-year-old graveyard hidden in the woods of Johnston County that holds potentially hundreds of unmarked graves -- some belonging to people enslaved on that very land.

Apex celebrates 150th anniversary by exploring lost history

Today, Apex is known as the 'peak' of good living - but many people have no idea the historic downtown is built overtop a lost pond that holds secrets to the town's little-known origins.

Most have never seen this abandoned lighthouse in NC

You can visit each of North Carolina's seven iconic and historic lighthouses - but did you know there's an abandoned lighthouse most people have never seen, hidden along the shore of a quiet waterway near the coast?

NC lake hides remnants of Underground Railroad

Patsy Young escaped slavery and lived Rock Landing, which now an underwater ghost town beneath Roanoke Rapids lake.

Exploring the place Raleigh's lost castle once stood

Did you know Raleigh once had its very own castle? Here's a live exploration of the place it once stood.

Take a look: Centuries-old waterfall hidden in a Raleigh neighborhood

You don't have to drive all the way to the North Carolina mountains to see beautiful waterfalls this season - there are several beautiful and historic waterfalls right here in the Triangle. One is even hidden in the middle of a Raleigh neighborhood.

Firsthand exploration of Shangri-La, a miniature stone village in NC

Many people have no idea that North Carolina has its very own version of utopia - a miniature stone village tucked away in a rural part of Caswell County.

Century-old fire watchtower hidden in Raleigh neighborhood

Have you ever driven past this century-old fire watchtower hidden not far from Crabtree Valley Mall? It has an incredible history.

On cam: Explore unearthed ruins of Raleigh's trolley system

Each time you drive down parts of Glenwood Avenue, you're driving over the unseen, underground ruins of Raleigh's lost streetcar system. Earlier this week, a construction project unearthed a section of track in remarkably good condition, just inches beneath the asphalt.

Close up look at 1930s fire tower hidden in Raleigh neighborhood

You wouldn't expect to find a nearly century-old forest fire tower rusting away in the suburbs of Raleigh, not far from Crabtree Valley Mall - and yet it's possible you drive past it all the time without even noticing.

Community makes final push to save Miss Belle's Tea Room

A beloved historic home is at risk of being demolished - unless the community can raise $175,000 to move the historic house to safety.

Historic marker honors Black students arrested in 1960 sit-in in former Cameron Village in Raleigh

Inspired by lunch counter protests in Greensboro, 130 African American students entered eight Raleigh establishments and requested service. Of those protesters, 41 students from both Shaw and St. Augustine's universities were arrested for trespassing while peacefully protesting discriminatory policies.

Explore remnants of a lost university near downtown Raleigh

An unassuming green park near Cameron Village holds the remains of a university that was built in 1892 by a man freed from slavery in Raleigh. Today, the park holds barely a remnant of the lost college campus -- but that may soon change.

Firsthand walk through Raleigh's secret garden

Drivers cruise down Oberlin Road in Raleigh every day without even realizing they're driving past a nearly century-old secret garden.