Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

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

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

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

The world's longest known cave system.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.