Thomasville, Georgia
Lapham-Patterson House
A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.
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Thomasville, Georgia
A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Estes Park, Colorado
The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Mears, Michigan
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects
Salem, Massachusetts
Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.