This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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

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.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

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

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.