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

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

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.