Cosby, Tennessee
Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower
Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.
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Cosby, Tennessee
Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.
Johnson City, Tennessee
This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Maxton, North Carolina
This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.
Shelby, North Carolina
This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.
Washington, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.
Flat Rock, North Carolina
The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.
Huntersville, North Carolina
From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.
Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Cameron, North Carolina
The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Mikonos, Greece
Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Naples, Italy
Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.
Naples, Italy
Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Naples, Italy
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Naples, Italy
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Rome, Italy
Inventive Sicilian specialties are executed with flair at this restaurant overseen by chef Ciccio Sultano.