Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.