Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Chester, South Carolina
This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.
Kershaw, South Carolina
Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Fort Lawn, South Carolina
Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.
Charlotte, North Carolina
These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.
Charlotte, North Carolina
This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.
Charlotte, North Carolina
This scented city oasis was a labor of love.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
Port Huron, Michigan
A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.
Ishpeming, Michigan
Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Where most of the world's flypaper was made.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.
Williamsburg, Michigan
Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.
Wyoming, Michigan
These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.
East Lansing, Michigan
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Crystal Falls, Michigan
Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.
Benton Harbor, Michigan
The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.