This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

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

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

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

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.