Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

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

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

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.