Nags Head, North Carolina
Jockey's Ridge
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
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Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Norfolk, Virginia
One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
Norfolk, Virginia
A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.
Waukegan, Illinois
A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.
Evanston, Illinois
The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.