An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?