Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Stock up on superb sour cherry preserves made by hand in copper kettles.

The renowned author spent 22 summers of his early life along the shore of Walloon Lake.

As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

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

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A man's home is his castle.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.