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A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The partial realization of a utopian proposal to build a master planned community primarily by and for Black Americans.

A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.

The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Striking natural chalk bluffs that rise dramatically along the Tombigbee River.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.