The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

The oldest church building in the state.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The world's longest known cave system.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Visit the natural wonder inspired by an indigenous legend and the quaint town that bears its name.