Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

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

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

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

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."