Marion, Virginia
The Octagon House
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
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Marion, Virginia
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Soja, Japan
A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.
Ashburn, Virginia
The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.
Savovo, Serbia
This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.
Kirkkonumm, Finland
This abandoned villa of makeshift buildings was once the home of dancer Elis Sinistö.
Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Province of Salerno, Italy
Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Bardstown, Kentucky
Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Rättvik V, Sweden
An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.
Utrera, Spain
The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.