Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Yo, Adrian!

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The smallest and oldest covered bridge in Delaware.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

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

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

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

This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.