Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.