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World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

Destructive children, start your engines.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

The longest eruption in the history of La Palma originated with this volcano in September 2021.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

The whole world in one water tank.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.