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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

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

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

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

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.