This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.