Paris, France
Au Roi de la Bière
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
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Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Savannah, Georgia
The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.
Morgan Island, South Carolina
4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Hot Springs, North Carolina
North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Seattle, Washington
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle, Washington
A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.
Berkeley, California
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.