The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

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

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

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