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

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

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

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The Roman city was the birthplace of various emperors and is home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural feats.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

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

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

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.