A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

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

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

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

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

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

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

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.