Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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