Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

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

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.