Places Pengwn Wants to Go

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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