These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.