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

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

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

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.