The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

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

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

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

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.