The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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

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

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.