Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

A century-old wooden walkway where artists and free spirits have built a funky, countercultural main street.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

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

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.

The world's longest known cave system.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

Pay your respects at the final resting place of the man behind one of the best-known names in food.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.