The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

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

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

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

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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