The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.