On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.