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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

Known as "The Dome" this is the world's largest open air geodesic dome.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.