A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

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

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.