The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.