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

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

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

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.