A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

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

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

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

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

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

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.