Mortimer, North Carolina
Mortimer
A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.
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Mortimer, North Carolina
A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.
Collettsville, North Carolina
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.
York, South Carolina
During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.
Lancaster, South Carolina
A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.
Lando, South Carolina
An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.
Cleveland, North Carolina
Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.
Davidson, North Carolina
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Landrum, South Carolina
Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Seattle, Washington
Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Midland, North Carolina
The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.
Carbondale, Illinois
In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.
Blacksburg, South Carolina
A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.
Bristol, Virginia
Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.
Milledgeville, Georgia
One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.