Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.