Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.