Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

Moonbows over Kentucky.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.