These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

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

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

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

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.