This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

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

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

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

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

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

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.