Birmingham, Alabama
Quinlan Castle
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
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Birmingham, Alabama
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
Shelby, North Carolina
This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.
Brasstown, North Carolina
Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.
Robbinsville, North Carolina
A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Gibsonville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
Radford, Virginia
Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Chester, South Carolina
This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.
Sanford, North Carolina
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Columbia, Maryland
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Oneida, New York
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.