Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

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

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

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

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.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.