Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.