Savannah, Georgia
The Pirates' House
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
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Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Lexington, Virginia
This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Hallsands, England
The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Warwick, England
A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
San Diego, California
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.