Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.