Chimney Rock, North Carolina
Chimney Rock
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
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Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Southern Pines, North Carolina
A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Bentonville, Arkansas
A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Mt Nebo, West Virginia
A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Jefferson, Maryland
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Meadville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.
Minsk, Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Gueugnon, France
Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.
Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Cheverny, France
The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."