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

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

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

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

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

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Impressive sink holes fill this untouched old-growth forest in the Bahamas.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.