Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

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

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.