Cashiers, North Carolina
Grimshawes Post Office
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
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Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Airville, Pennsylvania
A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.
Appomattox, Virginia
The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.
Imler, Pennsylvania
It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?
Smith Island, Maryland
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Brooklyn, New York
This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
Durham, North Carolina
The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.