One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

A giant cement churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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

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

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.