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

Burial site more than 300 years old.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

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

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

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

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.