Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.