Bird Island, North Carolina
Kindred Spirit Mailbox
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
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Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Raleigh, North Carolina
In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
Durham, North Carolina
This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama
This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.
Birmingham, Alabama
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Edgard, Louisiana
The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.