Smithfield, North Carolina
Wild Bill's Western Town
The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.
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Smithfield, North Carolina
The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Gorno Nerezi, North Macedonia
See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.
Tetovo, North Macedonia
Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Cape May, New Jersey
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Delve into the world of auto racing at this museum with dozens of cars and racing memorabilia.
Brooklyn, New York
While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.
Brooklyn, New York
This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Brooklyn, New York
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
Whittier, North Carolina
One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.
Charlotte, North Carolina
An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.
Morrisville, North Carolina
Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.
Raeford, North Carolina
This abandoned building with a murky history has been both a school and a prison.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Fulton, Missouri
A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.
Chicago, Illinois
Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.