The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

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

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

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

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.