The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.