You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

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

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

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

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

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

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

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

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