A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

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.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.