World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.