From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

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

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

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

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

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

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

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.