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Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.