Wilson, North Carolina
Whirligig Park (Formerly Acid Park)
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
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Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Beaufort, North Carolina
Burial site more than 300 years old.
Beaufort, North Carolina
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
New Bern, North Carolina
The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
Loretto, Pennsylvania
The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Manheim, Pennsylvania
One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Swift Run, Virginia
On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Clarksburg, Maryland
A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Weston, West Virginia
This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Oslo, Norway
A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Germantown, Maryland
The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.