Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

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

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.