Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

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 bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.