Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

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

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

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

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