This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.