An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The world's longest known cave system.

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

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

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

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.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

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