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

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.