Lucama, North Carolina
Acid Park
The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.
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Lucama, North Carolina
The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.
Washington, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.
Durham, North Carolina
The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.
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.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Manteo, North Carolina
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
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.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Montreal, Québec
Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.
Berkeley, California
A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.
Berkeley, California
An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.
Berkeley, California
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Berkeley, California
A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Worthington, Pennsylvania
Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.
Crawfordville, Florida
Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.
Dade City, Florida
VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.