Manteo, North Carolina
The Mother Vine
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
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Manteo, North Carolina
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Manteo, North Carolina
So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.
York, Pennsylvania
Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Poplar Branch, North Carolina
The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.
Washington, D.C.
A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.
Washington, D.C.
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.
Washington, D.C.
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Washington, D.C.
A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.
Washington, D.C.
A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.
Washington, D.C.
Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.