This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

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

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

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

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

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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.