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

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

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

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

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

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.