Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.