North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.