This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.