Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Under the desolate and windswept northern coast of Barbados stands a small oasis filled with sea anemones.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.