Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.