The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

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

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

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.