The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

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.

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

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

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

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

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

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

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

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

The last example of an innovative piece of surveying equipment now stands in its inventor's hometown.

At the turn of the century, a chair like rock sat at the top of the falls and hosted the winner of a local beauty contest.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.