Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

Quite possibly the most isolated bus stop on Earth.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.

This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

On a desolate hill overlooking McMurdo Station, a statue of the Virgin Mary stands inside a curved iron frame.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

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

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

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.