An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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

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

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

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

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.