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

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.