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44.2788, -88.4611
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43.3033, -79.8466
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34.3221, 7.9400
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Birmingham, Alabama
Quinlan Castle
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
33.5036, -86.7967
Shelby, North Carolina
International Lineman Museum
This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.
35.2562, -81.4824
Brasstown, North Carolina
John C. Campbell Folk School
Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.
35.0391, -83.9638
Robbinsville, North Carolina
Cheoah Dam
A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.
35.4481, -83.9363
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Graylyn Estate
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
36.1181, -80.2833
Asheville, North Carolina
Folk Art Center
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
35.5928, -82.4818
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sculpture Clock
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
44.9729, -93.2760
Tryon, North Carolina
Nina Simone's Childhood Home
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
35.2139, -82.2322
Gibsonville, North Carolina
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
36.0679, -79.6243
Radford, Virginia
St. Albans Sanatorium
Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.
37.1393, -80.5800
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
54.2037, -7.8123
Charlotte, North Carolina
Hilton Sisters Grave
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
35.2578, -80.9130
Waxhaw, North Carolina
The Museum of the Alphabet
Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.
34.8646, -80.7418
Prospect, Maine
Fort Knox State Historic Site
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
44.5662, -68.8024
Chester, South Carolina
Chester County Historical Society Museum
This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.
34.7057, -81.2146
Sanford, North Carolina
Old Carbonton Dam
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
35.5204, -79.3489
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
Land of Oz Theme Park
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
36.2110, -81.8890
Charlotte, North Carolina
David Černý's Metalmorphosis
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
35.1511, -80.9477
Columbia, Maryland
The Enchanted Forest Pine Tree Maze at Clark's Elioak Farm
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
39.2375, -76.8755
Hildebran, North Carolina
Abandoned Henry River Mill Village
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
35.6965, -81.4284
Oneida, New York
Cross Island Chapel
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
43.0995, -75.6374
Bird Island, North Carolina
Kindred Spirit Mailbox
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
33.8678, -78.5306
Predjama, Slovenia
Predjama Castle
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
45.8158, 14.1267
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
37.6282, -79.5447
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