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

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

The world's longest known cave system.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.