Brevard, North Carolina
Looking Glass Rock
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
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Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
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.
Wye Mills, Maryland
The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.
Church Creek, Maryland
The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.
Silver Spring, Maryland
These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."
Indian Head, Maryland
A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
North East, Maryland
This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Poolesville, Maryland
This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.
Beltsville, Maryland
The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.
Smith Island, Maryland
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
Germantown, Maryland
The whole world in one water tank.
Baltimore, Maryland
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
Westminster, Maryland
Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.