The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

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 old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.