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

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

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

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

The last Victorian market in Belfast.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.