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

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

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

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.