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

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

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.