Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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.

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

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.