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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

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

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.