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

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

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

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.