Visit the natural wonder inspired by an indigenous legend and the quaint town that bears its name.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

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

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

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

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.

Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.

This grand, Italianate family home built in 1885 is now a charming bed and breakfast.

Amelia Island’s oldest independent bookstore is a cozy oasis for literary exploration.

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

Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.