The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A white oak with property rights.

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

Sip colonial-era cocktails at this monthly recreation of a 1740 watering hole.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.