Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Graylyn Estate
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Beaufort, North Carolina
Burial site more than 300 years old.
Manteo, North Carolina
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.
Sanford, North Carolina
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Charlotte, North Carolina
This scented city oasis was a labor of love.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Asheville, North Carolina
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Kearney, Missouri
One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Chicago, Illinois
The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Saint Joseph, Michigan
This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Detroit, Michigan
This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.