Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

This small, unassuming, nursery plays hosts to some unique plant life.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.