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

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

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

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

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

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

A local prank turned town icon.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.