Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

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

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

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

This former factory has deep ties to rubber production in Akron.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

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

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

Known as "The Dome" this is the world's largest open air geodesic dome.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

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

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.