Mount Gilead, North Carolina
Town Creek Indian Mound
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
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Mount Gilead, North Carolina
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Wellington Mill, Australia
Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.
Statesboro, Georgia
The world's largest collection of ticks.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Evanston, Illinois
More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.
Giessen, Germany
An homage to the humble watering can.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.
Kimball, South Dakota
An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Ardmore, South Dakota
Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
Corona, South Dakota
The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.