The ruins of a colonial port town sit beneath and around a later Confederate fort on the Cape Fear River. Excavated foundations, old streets, earthworks, and the surviving shell of St. Philip’s Church give the site the feel of multiple abandoned eras stacked on top of one another. Official site: https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/brunswick-town-fort-anderson
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Source: Atlas Obscura