Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

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

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.