This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.

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

A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.

This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.

One of the last members of the Byzantine Empire's last ruling dynasty is buried in the far-off soil of Barbados.

Under the desolate and windswept northern coast of Barbados stands a small oasis filled with sea anemones.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

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