A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

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

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

The ruins of a 19th-century mill are hidden along a greenway in a prominent Charlotte neighborhood.

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

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

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

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

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.