This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.