Hillsborough, North Carolina
Historic Occaneechee Speedway
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
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Hillsborough, North Carolina
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Columbia, South Carolina
One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.
Monteagle, Tennessee
This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.
Henderson, Kentucky
View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.
Nashville, Tennessee
Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”
Nashville, Tennessee
Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Long Bay Hills, Turks and Caicos Islands
A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.